The Hotel Show Launches New International Village

The Hotel Show, which takes place in Dubai from 28-30 September 2014, has launched a new and dynamic International Village dedicated to specific products showcased by their country of origin.

The largest international showcase of its kind for the industry, the new Country Pavilions will include representation from Belgium, China, France, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, Philippines, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, Thailand and the UK.

“The Hotel Show Dubai 2014 is the foremost platform for the hospitality industry, which gives exhibitors the opportunities to get in touch with almost 17 thousand visitors from all over the region, looking for the best supplies for their hotels and resorts, and this is exactly what they will find within the Italian Pavilion. Italy is a very important touristic pole which attracts more than 47 million foreign visitors yearly, and due to this strong demand for hospitality solutions, the country has developed an enormous potential in terms of hotel supplies and furnishings, so much so that nowadays the phrase “Made in Italy” is well known and appreciated all over the world.” Commented Serena Florian, Project Manager, COREXPO ITALIA.

Suppliers to the industry will benefit from being part of their own pavilion as visitors on registration will be asked to identify which countries they are interested in viewing products from. Once identified, they will then be targeted with information that relates to specific exhibitors from the regions they have chosen so that when they arrive at the show, they can easily identify their international pavilion of choice.

Simona Novelli, Senior Director at the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce who will be part of the UK Trade & Investment group to support The Hotel Show explained why this new area is an important addition to the event. “We are delighted to have an official UK pavilion for the first time in many years showcasing the best of British innovation. Recognising the potential within the UAE, we have identified this as a priority market for UK exports and two leading organisations are coordinating the UK presence, both the BCI Overseas Fairs Division and BCFA”.

The new area of the show floor in Halls 3 and 4 of the Dubai World Trade Centre is expected to attract all elements of the hotel supply chain.

“This initiative – comments Christine Davidson, Event Director - helps elevate the global nature of the Hotel Show, giving an identity to each country and it’s own individual products and services. Of course there will still be many of the world’s leading brands that choose to exhibit under their own brand elsewhere in the show, but for those wanting to be within their own region’s showcase, this is now the perfect solution.

“We would like to welcome more Italian designs, products and services so we now have the perfect location for them”.

Any company from Italy wishing to participate in The Hotel Show International Pavilion should contact Danielle Keogh, Event Manager at The Hotel Show on +971 (04) 445 3764.

The Hotel Show Dubai is one of 4 brands within the sector which includes The Hotel Show Saudia Arabia, The Leisure Show (part of The Hotel Show Dubai) and Hospitality 360 (Singapore)

The Hotel Show is one of a portfolio of events owned and operated by dmg events middle east & asia. Founded in 1989, dmg events has operated in the Middle East since 1995 and owns many leading brands such as The Big 5 construction events, ADIPEC, the oil & gas exhibition and conference and INDEX the interior design exhibition.

The Hotel Show has been very important to Intermetal as we have been participating for the past 15years and we have found there are key decision makers here. We’re happy to be part of the growth especially with the Expo 2020 & the Qatar 2022 World Cup and feel that this event is the perfect venue to present our furniture.

Cathy Di Savino

Marketing Manager, Intermetal Limited

I’m so happy to be at The Hotel Show and I feel that people are interested in our products because it’s a very high end finish and we are looking forward to showcasing more of our products.

Hassan Janahi

Executive Director, Classy Interiors

This has been an excellent show for us and we had good feedback from the customers. It has given us the right boost and right target clients. We are also involved in a couple of sponsorships like the banners and “You are here boards”. The Hotel Show team has been very helpful.

Inam Haider

Marketing Manager, Guest Hotel

We have exhibited for the past 4 years and we think the market is promising that’s why we are here to exhibit our services.

Jama Shasha’a

Chairman & CEO, Artline Interiors

In the hotel show, we usually meet hotel investors, hotel operators and developers. In the past 6years we’ve met a high caliber of people, the quality of customers we meet here is very high and we are very pleased with this.

Michael Lotfy

Head of Building Automation India & MEA, ABB

This is a great show for us as we’ve had lots of appointments and lots of success at the show. We came across the whole main hospitality operators in Dubai and Middle East areas and we are in process with several projects.

Olivier Charles

Director, Edition Bougainville

It has been a very nice event, a very good experience that we are enjoying. We have met so many hotels and clients that we were never able to meet before. So this gave us chance to interact, build awareness around our products and what we are here for.